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In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...
In fourteen pages this paper examines how passion and human happiness were perceived from various philosophers spanning the sixtee...
1585 The beginning rudiments of mathematics began practically at the beginning of mans reign on the earth. The first indiv...
Some (not Descartes) focused on the fact that reality is mainly material - these are the materialists (What is Philosophy?). Other...
Despite her poor reception by those that disagree with her philosophically, Costello makes many valid points about animal rights. ...
the Western tradition. This is because they combine powerful introspection with a radical desire for the discovery of truth that, ...
which he uses to argue that the senses are not based in the physical world. This is also supported by his argument that madmen may...
in the numbers of scientists and "practitioners" (cartographers), instrumentmakers, navigators, and so on), and the consequent cre...
Tis essay presents a summary and discussion of the perspectives presented by Rene Descartes in his "Discourse on the Method," part...
In nine pages this paper examines the role of personal morality in attaching meaning to life in a comparative analysis of Meno and...
are comprised of. Dualism and Descartes Descartes believed that the two elements were mind and soul, or mental substance ("gh...
In six pages this research paper examines Descartes' 'I think therefore I am' argument regarding existence. Six sources are cited...
being and his conviction that he is in a certain location, dressed in a certain way, but then goes on to compare his situation wit...
In six pages this report assess which philosophical argument Bertrand Russell would support in an examination of Russell's Problem...
In five pages the Third Meditation of Rene Descartes is analyzed in terms of the arguments presented. There are no other sources ...
In this paper consisting of twenty pages questions regarding such influential philosophers as Robert Nozick, Mary Daly, the Stoics...
In nine pages the debate between innate or native knowledge as espoused by Kant, Descartes, and Plato is compared with the empiric...
the other mind theory. "...The problem lies in the belief that in looking for evidence of other minds, we need to start off from ...
and change. He did not perceive the world as having changed greatly, but instead perceived the same world in a much different lig...
God is the world and the universe and it is just there. At the same time, he may be seen as both the cause of, and the universe, i...
In five pages this paper examines life's purpose and God as represented by these worldviews with such works as The Antichrist, Med...
yet highly controversial Theory of Evolution in 1859, a theory impressive in its presentation and scientific reasoning but unmista...
In five pages Rene Descartes' Meditation II is examined in terms of the moral complexities of the philosopher's assertion 'I am, I...
He found that he could not believe in something unless its certainty was unquestionable. He only believed in the concrete, the po...
This research report looks at the ideas of both of these theorists. Armstrong's opposition to Descartes' ideas is duly noted. Thi...
In seven pages this chapter is discussed in terms of how the author portrayed the philosophical influences of such theorists as Hu...
In nine pages specific questions are answered regarding Aristotle's position on happiness, virtue, knowledge, and wisdom, and then...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares how this trio of philosophers perceived the soul and reality in a consideration of...
This research report looks at how knowledge is acquired according to these two theorists. A great deal of information is contained...
This research report compares and contrasts the ideas of these two philosophers. Linear deductive reasoning is examined along with...